Geoffrey "Geoff" William Hoon (born 6 December 1953) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashfield from 1992 to 2010. He is a former Defence Secretary, Transport Secretary, Leader of the House of Commons and Labour Party Chief Whip.
Hoon was born in Derby, England, and is the son of Ernest Hoon and June Collett.
Hoon was educated at the independent Nottingham High School before going on to Cambridge University, ...
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Geoffrey "Geoff" William Hoon (born 6 December 1953) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ashfield from 1992 to 2010. He is a former Defence Secretary, Transport Secretary, Leader of the House of Commons and Labour Party Chief Whip.
Hoon was born in Derby, England, and is the son of Ernest Hoon and June Collett.
Hoon was educated at the independent Nottingham High School before going on to Cambridge University, where he read law at Jesus College and graduated in 1974.
Hoon was a law lecturer at the University of Leeds from 1976–82, and was a warden at the all-male Devonshire Hall. He was called to the Bar at Gray's Inn in 1978, and was also a visiting law professor at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, from 1980-81. In 1982, Hoon became a practising barrister for two years in Nottingham.
Hoon was elected as a Member of the European Parliament for Derbyshire in 1984 and served in Brussels and Strasbourg for ten years. He was elected to the House...
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